Ballina & Northern NSW Beaches



Decided to take a little day trip down to explore some of the northern NSW beaches. Threw a few things in Blute and headed south. Lost an hour of my life going over the border, traffic nice and easy. Got off at the second Ballina exit and drove down to the car ferry across the river. $7 each way but it saves a long drive down the highway and back. Then over the river turned left and headed down to the mouth of the river. Parked up and wandered out to the end of the rock wall and back, about 3.5 Km all up. Took some photos and had a look around.

 Then back to the ferry and across to the main bit of Ballina, drove through the Main Street and onto the car park near the lighthouse, stopped and took a few photos. Then drove to the next little beach, Shelly beach, parked there and got a take away burger and chips from the restaurant there, a bit pricey but very nice. Also an iced latte. Sat down by the beach to eat lunch and watch the waves. 

After lunch drove north following the coast and stopped In To look at a few little beaches and to walk around and take some photos. Also had a quick swim to cool off as it was fairly humid.  Then onto Lennox Head where I stopped at the lookout just to the south of Lennox Head and watched a guy learning to fly a sail-type hang glider, he failed dismally. 

Then I walked up and over the headland taking more photos as I went. 

Was a bit tired when I got back to the car and drove down through Lennox Head, I was going to get a coffee at the cafe at the surf club but it was closed. I was then going to drive up through Broken Head and then onto Byron Bay and go and look at the lighthouse but I didn't want to deal with the people and the traffic and the parking so I just headed back to the M1 and headed north to home.

Bye Jeff.